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Ch. 4 Developmental Psychology Flashcards

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first two weeks

rapid cell division

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Germinal/zygote stage

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2-9 weeks

organ formation

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Embryonic stage

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9 weeks to birth

increase in weight and size

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Fetal stage

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harmful substance that can cross the placenta barrier and harm the unborn child

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Teratogen

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teratogen that causes physical abnormalities, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and behavioral problems

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Alcohol

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teratogen that causes lower birth weight, placental membrane to separate from the uterine wall, and is associated with ADD-H

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Smoking

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mental frameworks of information

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Schemas

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interpretation of new experiences based on schemas

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Assimilation

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adjustment of a schema based on new information

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Accommodation

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stage of cognitive development from birth to 2 yrs

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Sensorimotor stage

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What is the milestone for the sensorimotor stage?

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Object permanence

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stage of cognitive development from 2-7 yrs

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Preoperational stage

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What is the milestone for the preoperational stage?

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Egocentrism

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stage of cognitive development from 7 to adolescence

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Concrete operational

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What is the milestone for the concrete operational stage?

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Conservation

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objects exist even when you can’t see them

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Object permanence

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inability to take another’s point of view

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Egocentrism

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the ability to focus on important properties

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Conservation

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stage of cognitive development from adolescence on

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Formal operational

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What is an infant’s visual preference?

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Human faces- specifically mother’s

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The transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending from puberty to independence

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Adolescence

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The period of sexual maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproducing

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Puberty

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Sexual characteristics related to reproduction

Ex. Uterus, vagina, penis, testes

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Primary sexual characteristics

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Sexual characteristics not related to reproduction

Ex. Breasts, wide hips, facial hair, Adam’s apple

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Secondary sexual characteristics

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Erik Erikson’s stage of adolescence (teen yrs. into 20s)

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Identity vs. role confusion
-experimentation with roles
“What do I want to do with my life?”

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Erik Erikson’s stage of early adulthood (20-40)

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Intimacy vs. isolation

  • Happy marriage
  • Sense of not connecting with anyone

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